ankle express

8.9

A fast run to get somewhere using only your legs

noun

Informal

: correr

After his bike broke down, he used the ankle express to get to work.

Examples

With no taxis in sight, they relied on the ankle express all the way home.
She decided to take the ankle express and jog around the park.
He is an ankle express!
Look at her go! She's an ankle express!
When the subway was closed, I had to use the ankle express to reach my meeting on time.
The running group decided to explore the city using the ankle express for a fun workout.
With a sudden rainstorm approaching, I opted for the ankle express to hurry home.

Synonyms

running

vsankle express

108 1.0

Moving quickly on foot as exercise or sport

is informal fast travel on foot mainly for transport rather than sport

sprint

vsankle express

55 2.1

A short, very fast run over a small distance

is informal fast movement used often as practical transport rather than sport

Antonyms

to walk

∞ 1.0

To move on foot at a normal speed

to stroll

122 1.8

To walk slowly and enjoy it

How Fast

sprint

55 2.1

ankle express

Informal

8.9

to run

∞ 1.0

to jog

29 1.0

to walk

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

ankle express singular

ankle expresses plural

Morphology

ankle + express

The meaning can be partially inferred from the constituents: 'express' evokes fast transport and 'ankle' evokes the leg/foot as the mode of movement, so a learner could plausibly guess it refers to someone who moves quickly on foot. However, this is a creative/metaphorical coinage using body-part metonymy and an uncommon compound pattern, so the exact sense and usage would not be fully predictable without prior exposure.

Etymology

Ankle express imagines your legs as a quick little 'express' train moved by your ankle and feet, with no bike or car involved. That's why it means 'fast running' using only your legs.